Episode 245
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When should we get the preview for the next episode? I know it should be today, but in terms of hours, anyone has an idea?
Bloody Needle
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1) On page 13 of the raw, is the blonde woman/girl perhaps that odd psychic we saw amongst the New Band of the Hawk back in vol. 24-25?
2) That is Mule asking about witches on p.15, right?
But more important to the plot, I think, are the ships that Schierke sees at the end.... They speak of a lot of possibilities:
Combined with the presence of Hawks members in Vritannis, one interpretation is that a military force is being sent towards Elfheim, either by the Hawks and/or the collected power of the nations and Church. The former fits with Griffith's [apparent] decision to eliminate magic users like Flora, but I can also see the latter group taking this step as a matter of zealotry. The two groups could be working in tandem as well, believing/convinced that taking/razing Elfheim will be a strategic step in the war against the Kushan.
Then again, we've already seen the Kushan active at sea, so this Midland navy may be a part of a counter to some Kushan strategic objective, such as encircling and besieging Vritannis or landing reinforcements along the coastline they opened. It's even possible that the Kushan have their own interests in Elfheim.
Of course, there are lots of other options, many of which can't be guessed at: the simple fact that we don't have a map of the political and geographical layout of Midland, Chuda, the Kushan Empire, etc. means that it's hard to pin down where a navy can go, ergo what its range of use could be. We may end up with a scenario like the end of the 2nd Punic War. [Admittedly a stretch, but when those elephants just appeared from nowhere back around vol 18, it felt a little like Hannibal-versus-Rome. It wouldn't shock me to see Griffith play Scipio, in turn.]
2) That is Mule asking about witches on p.15, right?
But more important to the plot, I think, are the ships that Schierke sees at the end.... They speak of a lot of possibilities:
Combined with the presence of Hawks members in Vritannis, one interpretation is that a military force is being sent towards Elfheim, either by the Hawks and/or the collected power of the nations and Church. The former fits with Griffith's [apparent] decision to eliminate magic users like Flora, but I can also see the latter group taking this step as a matter of zealotry. The two groups could be working in tandem as well, believing/convinced that taking/razing Elfheim will be a strategic step in the war against the Kushan.
Then again, we've already seen the Kushan active at sea, so this Midland navy may be a part of a counter to some Kushan strategic objective, such as encircling and besieging Vritannis or landing reinforcements along the coastline they opened. It's even possible that the Kushan have their own interests in Elfheim.
Of course, there are lots of other options, many of which can't be guessed at: the simple fact that we don't have a map of the political and geographical layout of Midland, Chuda, the Kushan Empire, etc. means that it's hard to pin down where a navy can go, ergo what its range of use could be. We may end up with a scenario like the end of the 2nd Punic War. [Admittedly a stretch, but when those elephants just appeared from nowhere back around vol 18, it felt a little like Hannibal-versus-Rome. It wouldn't shock me to see Griffith play Scipio, in turn.]
